Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-05-14
THE FINDING OF THE BODY OF
 J.E. DIXON.
UNCONSCIOUS AND DYING OF THIRST

Alter several days of continuou
 search the missing J. E. Dixon has a
 length been found. He was found a
 sunset Tuesday, about one-snd-a-hsl
 miles southwest of the Sshuarita. II,
 hsd partially denuded himself of hi
 clothing, and was lying with his head il
 lhe shade of bush. He was taken uy
 in sn unconscious condition aDG
 conveyed to ihe Sshuarits. where ht
 uied about midnight. His body va,
 brought to this city, where il now awaits
 Ihe disposition of his wife, who has been
 wired to ID Sacramento. The body was
 brought in by Mir. McLschlsn, who, SC
 Tar as known, was the last to converse
 with Dixon.
 On Saturday last as he was passing
 junction Station, en route there from
 Nogales, parties living there told him
 D1on had passed that point on the
 previous day (Fudsy) and that they
 reared something was wrong with
 nm. A few miles south of Salazar's
 ranch he overlook Dixon. was with him
 TOT about mile. conversing much of
 the time. As the team Dixon was driv.
 ing vas poor and much IadGd, Mr. Me
 LachlAn pushed on ahead to Sslazar's.
 here ne met young man who had also
 seen Dixon, but when seen he wss
 driving towards Tubsc. Mr. McLsch-
 Ian fearing that Dixon would again turn
 south concluded to go back and bring
 nm ID. Sure enough he found his surmises correct for the man had again
 turned. On being overtsken and re- monstrsted with, Dixon said be "Knew
 what he was doing, that he was all right, would soon be in Tucson and would eat his dinner at the Fashion. The preceding night, he had, he said, slept in big city. snd finally said that since he had come to think about it, if was not much of a city after all and that he didn't know that be cared about go- ing to Tucson anyway"
 As pursuasion svailed nothing aud hr. McLschlsn being physically unable to handle Dixon, he was reluctantly obliged to abandon hIm to his fate. When Mir. Mcl.schlsn reached the Sshuarita, Mr. J, k. Brown was absent, but the Chinese cook told him that he had seen Dixon pass north that day, but hnA AON AbhAlNa night Mr. Brown reached home, and ear- ly next morning when he and Mir. Nc Lsoblsn were preparing 10 go in search of Dixon, the wagon drove up. put Dix on was missing. The owner of the horses had found the team standing in the road as related in the CITIZEN yes- terdsy, and as Dixon was nowhere to be seen, had come into the Sshuarils for water. The horses were very poor, for the past two days they evidently had had DO feed and most probably but little water. They were taken out and fed, the wagon sIels gressed and a good pair of horses belonging to Mir Brown put n. With these, Mir. Brown, sc- compsnied by Mir. McLRohlan and the Mexican the first days search was made. They found where Dixon had abandoned the wagon and had wandered with many a devious turn but could not find him. That evening (5undsy) as detailed in the CITIZEN yesterday, Mir. BrOwnsiecided 10 send the Mexican to San Xavier for trailers and also to Tue son to scqusint MT. Samuel Hughes with the facts of the case SO far as learned. Three trsilers left the Mission and searched for Dixon all day Mon day but returned in the evening having failed to find him.
 The Mexican whose name unfortu- nstely the writer does not know, re- ported to Mr. Hughes and was sent back 10 continue the search. On his way he met Mir. McLachlan searching for his horse, which hAd strAyed from the Sahusrita while he was looking for Dixon. He staid with him that night and on the following day Tuesday, they went by San Xavier. where Dr, Hart kindly sent a Papago to accompany them as trailer. They soon reached the l SshUBrits and were again joined by Mir | Brown. The same ground was gone | over as on previous days. and 1t WAS | found that Dixon had again been there. | Here the Indian. Charley by name, took | the trail and followed 1t through its many | wIndIngs, In thIs he was supported by | the Mexican, Mr. McLschlsn following | on ons side st a distance, with Mir. | Brown on the other in the team. Near Dixon WAS found as previously | described. He was first seen by Mir. | Brown. A cloth saturated with water was put to his lips and another on his | head, but as he showed no signs of reviy ing be was lifted ID the wagon and con yeyed to the Sshuarita where everything possible to restore him was done. He | WAS gwen stimulAnts and a little gruel | which he appeared tO swallow with ease, but towards midnight his watchers saw that the end was sfast.approsching, and lt last he passed away as in quiet sleep. He was at once brought to the norgue. where his body now lies on ice,
 M1V aahfa s fkas tha-a ,c evidence that a portion of Friday, FrI- lay night, aad all day Saturday. Dixon put in driving between the Canoa and 5shusups. When found he still wore iis underclothinz and shoes, but had Invested himself of his outer garments. is little dog WAS not with him, and sl- hough search in the neighborhood of he body was made for it, could not be ound. There were indications near the ,0dy that the poor animal had been lrsgging its hind limbs. but appeared to lave recovered and walked of. It was cen at Sslzar's getting water on Monday. nd had the MeIicans who saw 1t follow d it up. Dixon would undoubtedly have ,een found A hours earlier, and his life D all probability. saved. On Friday. Dixon himseltstopped at SslaZsr's filled lis csnteen and wstered the dog. At he Sahuarits a few miles further this ray, he also stopped and wstered both log and horses. This was undoubtedly he last water the poor brutes had until irought in by their owner Sunday morn ng.
 This morning NIT. Samuel Hughes 7ired Mrs. Dixon the news of her hus- iand's death, aud also Mir. Morgan, )iIon's son-in-lsw, who resides st lamp Thomas. Mrs. Dixon went to Sac about two weeks ago.
 Judge Meyer impsneled jury at ten 'clocE this morning. The verdict was cath by exposure when lsboring under sbberstion of mind.
 Mexican Justice.